Van Buren Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Van Buren Charter Township | |
 Van Buren Township Hall | |
 Location within Wayne County | |
  Van Buren Township Location within the state of Michigan  Van Buren Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′14″N 83°29′15″W / 42.22056°N 83.48750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| Established | 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Kevin McNamara |
| • Clerk | Leon Wright |
| Area | |
| 36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 33.97 sq mi (88.0 km2) |
| • Water | 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 30,375 | |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (330/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-81660[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627189[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Van Buren Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Van Buren Township is located roughly 28 miles (45.1 km) southwest of downtown Detroit, and 17 miles (27.4 km) southeast of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 30,375.[3] It surrounds, but is independent of, the city of Belleville.
Belleville Lake is a principal geographic feature, and the township is also home to Willow Run Airport, which extends into neighboring Ypsilanti Township.